MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NUMBER: 1682

Dr M J Cardo (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency:

(1) (a) How many Presidential Advisors has the President, Mr J G Zuma had since 24 May 2014, (b) how many Presidential Advisors are there currently, (c) what are their names, (d) for what period of time have their services been engaged, (e) what is the nature and scope of their roles and responsibilities and (f) how much has each specified Presidential Advisor been paid in 2014;

(2) whether the presidential advisors are remunerated annually; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1902E

REPLY:

The number of Special Advisors since May 2014 has been six and the current number remains at six. They are: S R Maharaj (from January 2009); B Makene (from June 2009); MAT Hulley from November 2011); BN Mfeka (from July 2014); VG Mashinini (from November 2012) and VR Shabalala (from July 2014).

Their responsibilities and levels of remuneration are as follows:

Maharaj – Communication (remuneration = R2, 106,607.00 p.a)

Makene – Legal (remuneration =R1, 701, 167.07 p.a)

Hulley – Legal (Part time) (remuneration = depends on hours worked)

Mfeka – Economic (remuneration = R1, 201, 713.00 p.a)

Mashinini – Special Projects (remuneration = R1, 570,254.00 p.a)

Shabalala – Political (remuneration = 1,219,737.00 p.a)

Issued by Parliament, May 26 2015